Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to an incredible woman of faith, Pearline James. In church, I grew up singing a song, ``They Will Know We Are Christians by Our Love.'' Indeed, Mrs. James was God's love in action. Pastor Pearline James served God and her community as an associate pastor at Full Life Gospel Center in Dorchester. She did this with love, dedication, and compassion for all God's children. It is no surprise, as one of 21 siblings and the second eldest, that she was a mother and nurturer to many. She brought life and love to every child and family that passed through her and her beloved husband Evans' childcare center in their home, J.P. Family Childcare, in the 1970s. She was passionate about education, and at the age of 60, she returned to school, earning a degree and graduating with a 3.8 GPA. While Mrs. James laid in hospice, the true impact of the love she imparted to the city was on full display, and nurses were quoted saying she had no less than 300 visitors. Her daughter Denella said her mother often would invoke the lyrics of ``It Is Well With My Soul,'' a gospel hymn whose words include: ``Whatever my lot, Thou has taught me to say, it is well, it is well with my soul.'' She is survived by the great love of her life, Evan, by her daughters, Denella, Rosemarie, and Debby, and 10 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Honoring Mukiya Baker-Gomez”